Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202505988 - Two Employees Are Injured When Struck by Headache Ball

Accident Summary Nr: 202505988 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312232358	09/30/2008	1622	237990	Balfour Beatty Infrastructur Inc

Abstract: On September 30, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were using a lattice boom crane, Model Number LS -138HII, to remove sheet piles from the ground. While removing the piles, the employer had a wire rope sling, measuring 5/8 inches in diameter, tied back to a 650 lb. headache ball and was using the vibratory pile driver to remove the sheet piles. The lattice boom crane had its boom extended 100 feet with an approximate 60 degree radius. During the removal of the piles, the wire rope sling snapped, causing the headache ball to swing out in a pendulum motion, striking Employees #1 and #2. Both employees were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for their injuries, which included Employee #1 fracturing his arm and twisting his right leg, and Employee #2 a serious head injury from being struck by the bucket and its above attachments. Employee #2 remained in the hospital and was transferred to a rehabilitation hospital in Atlanta while still using a trach to help him breath.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312232358			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	312232358			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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